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Breakfast with Benefits: How to Make Your First Meal Healthier

You’ve heard the old adage that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but with busy schedules, it can be hard to grab anything – let alone a healthy meal – in the morning. The truth is that starting your day with the right nutrients doesn’t have to be hard or time-consuming. The… Continue reading Breakfast with Benefits: How to Make Your First Meal Healthier

Women Who Believe Sexual Desire Changes Over Time Have Less Trouble with Low Libido

Women who believe that their sex drive will change over time are better able to handle difficulties with sexual desire, according to a new study. Siobhan Sutherland, a PhD candidate at the University of Waterloo, in Ontario, and Uzma S. Rehman, a professor of psychology at Waterloo, conducted the research. They sought to determine how… Continue reading Women Who Believe Sexual Desire Changes Over Time Have Less Trouble with Low Libido

The 4 Types of People You’ll Meet at Work – and How to Win Them Over

Editor’s note: Dr. Ivan Misner, PhD, has been called “The Father of Modern Networking” by CNN. Here, he talks about the kinds of people you’ll meet at work, and how to make those relationships work for you: THE GO-GETTER. These people tend to be results-oriented, driven, fast-paced, and impatient. They believe in expedience and are… Continue reading The 4 Types of People You’ll Meet at Work – and How to Win Them Over

New Guidance for Safe Opioid Prescription for Hospitalized Patients with Acute Pain

For hospitalized patients, pain is an all-too-common part of the experience. Among U.S. patients who have not undergone surgery, more than half receive at least one dose of an opioid for acute pain during their stay. Even as current research demonstrates that hospitalized patients’ exposure to opioids has contributed to the nationwide addiction epidemic,… Continue reading New Guidance for Safe Opioid Prescription for Hospitalized Patients with Acute Pain

Skin Cancer Affects Everyone

No matter how you treated your skin when you were young, you can still work to protect it as you age. That’s one of the key messages from Dr. Susan Y. Chon, Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Women of all races benefit from sun protection. And they all… Continue reading Skin Cancer Affects Everyone

Stop Thinking About Retirement

Most people spend decades looking forward to retirement, ostensibly so they can stop working and start living. But if the statistics are to be believed, it seems that retiring may be bad for your health. In fact, one British study found that, after an initial period of greater health and well-being, retirement can increase your… Continue reading Stop Thinking About Retirement

Mammography: What You Need to Know

Mammograms are still the best tool for breast cancer screening, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration certifies facilities that perform mammography—and clears and approves new mammography devices—to help keep you safe. How Does a Mammogram Work? A mammogram is a low-dose X-ray picture of the breast. Getting a mammogram is the best way to… Continue reading Mammography: What You Need to Know

When Heart Disease Runs in The Family, Exercise May Be The Best Defense

Exercise may be the best way to keep hearts healthy – and it works even for people with a genetic predisposition for heart disease, according to new findings in the American Heart Association’s journal, Circulation. Data assessed from roughly a half-million people in the UK Biobank database showed that greater grip strength, more physical activity… Continue reading When Heart Disease Runs in The Family, Exercise May Be The Best Defense

Apps to Keep Kids Safe Can Be Counterproductive

Mobile apps designed to help parents keep their children safe from online predators may actually be counterproductive, harming the trust between a parent and child and reducing the child’s ability to respond to online threats, according to new research. In a pair of studies led by the University of Central Florida, researchers examined the types… Continue reading Apps to Keep Kids Safe Can Be Counterproductive

The Best Way to Trim Your Thighs

It can be really hard to embark on a new fitness regimen, especially if you feel out of shape, overweight or “too old.” Success in life is not about a matter of inches and pounds. It’s when you start taking your first steps toward a realistic and reachable goal. When it comes to exercise, people… Continue reading The Best Way to Trim Your Thighs

Battling A Sexually Transmitted Superbug

Every year, more than 100 million people worldwide develop the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea, with health consequences such as infertility, transmission of the disease to newborn babies, and increased risk of HIV infections. Gonorrhea is caused by bacteria which can rapidly develop resistance to all known antibiotics; the bacteria are commonly called superbugs. Gonorrhea superbugs… Continue reading Battling A Sexually Transmitted Superbug

Adult-Onset Neurodegeneration Has Roots in Early Development

The disease mechanism for adult-onset progressive degenerative diseases begins much earlier than previously thought, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. Using a mouse model of spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1) genetically engineered to precisely mirror the human disease, a team of investigators showed that there is an altered… Continue reading Adult-Onset Neurodegeneration Has Roots in Early Development

To Battle High Blood Pressure, Most People Prefer Taking a Pill Over Exercising

In a survey to assess treatment preferences for high blood pressure, respondents were more likely to choose a daily cup of tea or a pill over exercise, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association’s Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Scientific Sessions 2018, a premier global exchange of the latest advances in… Continue reading To Battle High Blood Pressure, Most People Prefer Taking a Pill Over Exercising

How to Find The Best Primary Care Provider for You

Selecting the best Primary Care Provider (PCP) for your needs is something people don’t always think about – until they need one. The experts at the health care company Envolve, share tips to help you get your PCP in place: Research reviews. Not everything you read on the internet is fact. This is especially true within… Continue reading How to Find The Best Primary Care Provider for You

Health Care: Starting A Conversation Between Millennials and Baby Boomers

“When I was your age” is a phrase that Millennials say they’ve grown tired of hearing from Boomers on almost every subject, including how our health care system has changed over the years. Millennials didn’t live the before and after of many health care measures, so they may think it’s no big deal that we… Continue reading Health Care: Starting A Conversation Between Millennials and Baby Boomers

Mental Health Treatments Could Make Many Teen Drivers Safer

Want to make teenage drivers safer? Make sure they’re getting the mental healthcare they need… Targeted treatments aimed at combating attention hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other mental health disorders could help make many teenage drivers safer on the road, a new study indicates. It’s already known that drivers aged 16 to 19 are three times… Continue reading Mental Health Treatments Could Make Many Teen Drivers Safer

The Cancer That Puzzles Doctors

Cancer of unknown primary is a rare disease in which cancer cells have spread in the body but the place the primary cancer began is unknown. There are a number of reasons why the primary cancer may not be found. The primary tumor may be too small to find, or the body’s immune system may… Continue reading The Cancer That Puzzles Doctors

Author: Jane Farrell